1936 Montana State Bobcats football team

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1936 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference Rocky Mountain Conference
Record3–5 (1–4 RMC)
Head coach
CaptainBill Stebbins
Home stadium Gatton Field
Seasons
←  1935
1937  →
1936 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah State $6–0–17–0–1
Denver 6–1–17–1–1
Utah 5–2–06–3–0
Colorado 4–2–04–3–0
Colorado State–Greeley 4–3–05–4–0
BYU 4–4–04–5–0
Colorado A&M 3–4–14–4–1
Colorado College 3–4–03–4–1
Wyoming 2–4–12–5–1
Montana State 1–4–03–5–0
Western State (CO) 1–5–01–6–0
Colorado Mines 0–6–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1936 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State College (later renamed Montana State University) in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1936 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jack Croft, the team compiled a 3–5 record (1–4 against RMC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 119 to 70. [1] [2] Bill Stebbins was the team captain, and Alan Oliver won the most valuable player award. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Utah State
L 0–12
October 3at BYU Provo, UT L 0–19
October 10 Colorado College Dagger-14-plain.png
W 6–3
October 17 Colorado State–Greeley
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
L 0–13
October 24vs. Montana *
L 0–27 [4]
November 7at Wyoming
L 6–192,000 [5]
November 11at Idaho Southern Branch *
W 32–19 [6] [7]
November 26at Montana Mines *Butte, MTW 26–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

References

  1. ↑ "1936 Montana State Bobcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 57. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  3. ↑ Bobcat Record Book, pp. 72, 103.
  4. ↑ "Montana takes the state title". The Spokesman-Review. October 25, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Wyoming Cowboys defeat weakened Montana State". The Sunday Missoulian. November 8, 1936. Retrieved April 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Workmen Speed up Job of Building Stadium". Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho. AP. November 9, 1936. p. 6. Retrieved March 6, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Montana Wins from Branch". Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho. AP. November 12, 1936. p. 11. Retrieved March 6, 2022– via newspapers.com.
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